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K. Ray Shrum, MD; Dennis M. Robertson, MD; Keith H. Baratz, MD; Tom J. Casperson, MD; Jay A. Rostvold
Rochester, Minn

Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:1096-1097.

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AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy was referred for evaluation of tarantula hairs in his right eye. Three months previously he first noticed right eye irritation immediately after playing with his pet tarantula. He had seen 3 physicians during the 2 months before he was correctly diagnosed and treated.

Anterior segment examination revealed multiple opacities and hairs at all levels of the cornea (Figure 1). Hairs that had advanced to the endothelium were visible within mutton-fat keratitic precipitates. The anterior chamber had cells (1+). Posterior segment examination revealed several small grayish white retinal infiltrates and a snowman-shaped lesion extending from the retina into the inferior vitreous (Figure 2).

Figure appears in full text version. Figure 1. Stereoscopic photographs of stromal infiltrates and mutton-fat keratitic precipitate secondary to tarantula hairs. Use free-stereo technique by converging your eyes . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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